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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 24 > Couple in faith-healing case acquitted of manslaughter

Couple in faith-healing case acquitted of manslaughter

Father convicted of criminal mistreatment; mother exonerated in daughter’s death

By William McCall / The Bulletin
July 24, 2009

OREGON CITY — An Oregon couple who relied on prayer instead of medical care were acquitted of manslaughter Thursday in the death of their 15-month-old daughter.

The jury convicted the father, Carl Brent Worthington, of criminal mistreatment, a misdemeanor carrying a maximum sentence of....

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